Colour

#CDCCB5

#CDCCB5
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#CDCCB5 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 204, 181 and HSL 58°, 19%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#CDCCB5#CDCCB5

HEX#CDCCB5

RGBrgb(205, 204, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8, 0.7098

RGB percentages80.4%, 80%, 71%

HSLhsl(57.5, 19.4%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.5, 11.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 0.5%, 11.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,487,285

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCCB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.9:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#32334A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0CAB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1CBB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D1C9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 12.5 Silver · ΔE 12.7 Antique white · ΔE 13.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.6 Beige · ΔE 14.4 Papaya whip · ΔE 14.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B5B6CD

Analogous#CDC0B5, #C2CDB5

Triadic#B5CDCC, #CCB5CD

Split complementary#B5C2CD, #C0B5CD

Tetradic#B5CDC0, #B5B6CD, #CDB5C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F6F2

Lighter +10%#E2E1D3

Darker −10%#B8B797

Darker −20%#A4A278

Darker −30%#8B895E

Darker −40%#6D6B49

More saturated +25%#DCDAA5

Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R205

G204

B181

Red205 (80.4%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue57.5°

Saturation (HSL)19.35%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G CC · B B5

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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